Bumper and bracket therefor



Feb. 9 1926. 1,572,603 C. P. HEIDE BUMPER AND BRACKET THEREFOR Filed Feb. 24l 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 l f I 1' .2 ..f-( I I L Febo 9 V l I C. P.l HEIDE .BUMPER AND BRACKET THEREFOR z sheets-smet 2 Filed Feb. 24; 1925 CHRISTEN P. BRIDE, QF KENOSHA, WISCONSIN', ASSIGNOR TO TUM C. 1GO, 0F CUCQ HEIGHTS, ILLENIS.

UMPER AND BRACKET THEREFQR.

Application filed February To all whom, it muy conce/m.'

Be it known that l. CHnis'rEN P. Hume, a citizen .of the United States. reeidingrA at Kenosha, in the count;7 ot lienoaha and State of iVisconsin, have invented new and useful mproven'ients in Bumpers and Brackets Therefor. ot which the following is a specification.

This'invention relates to motor vehicle bumpers and brackets therefor.

The 1go Patent No. 1.520,951, granted December 30. 1921i. discloses a rear bumper having a. horizontal bumper means and verticai guards adjacent the ends of the hori-` zontal means and extending above and helow the same, with the portion of the bumper means between the guards made of hinged hars adapted to he opened up to provide a passageway through the bumper for convenient access to the spare Wheel. carried at the` rear of the ear.

A jacking attachment for use with this 'general type of bumper is shown in the 1go Patent No. .375.515. ,granted April i9, i921., and includes hook shaped members pivotallv carried bythe frame on opposite sides above the rear axle and adapted to be swung into and out of engagement ,with the under side of the rear axle to couple the trame and axle together when thecax' is raisedv by a jack placed under the vehicle guard of the bumper. In connection with ythis iacking equipment', the bracket which attaches the bumper to the trame of the car must be made strong enough and have connection with the ear 'trame inlsuch manner as to withstand the load of the car when the jack raises the same through the bumper.

One object ot' in v invention is to provide a bracket for a bumper oi this general type and have the bracket so engage the frame ot the ear'that there are man v points of support between the bracket and the frame so that the bracket will withstand the ioad ot the'car when the latter is jacked up through the bumper. f `A; further object of mv invention is to have the bracket especially designed for attaching this tvne of bumper to a Nash ear. A. further object of luv invention is to eo design the hracket that it is Connected with one of the rod# ot the spare wheelearrie as used on the N ash ear. further oh]ect of my inventiomis to make the rear bumper ot a plurality of 2li, 1925, Serial No. '11,602'.

verticali;1 spaced horizontal bars, the porm tions oi' which between the vertical guards are formed oi hinged here, which when opened up provide a 'iaesageway through the bumperfor access to the spare wheel The invention consists further in the inatters hereinafter` described and ciairned.

in the accompanying drawings-- Fig. i is` a rear View of an automobile equipped with a bumper and brackets of my invention g Fig". 2 is a. top pian view of 'the parte shown in Fig'. 1;'

3 is an enlarged verticai View on line. of Fien 1i;

Fig'. 4f an enlarged vertieai view on iine /i-w'i ot Fife', 2;

Fig'. 5de a top plan vien1 :li e hiaeket;

Fig. 6 is a'verticai seeth W through the hinged hars oi the bumper on. iine 6*6 oit Fig. 2; and

Fig. i' is a section on tine iil-ii' liiigle.

'The ,inumper comprises tvv-o vertically spaced horizontal humper members "i, 2 and vertical guards 3, Si extending across said bumper members and' above and heiow the same. These guarde are ediaeent the ende of the members i, 2 and "arrieei by bracket-.e e, 4s, by ineens ot' which the entire bumper assembly is secured to the eide nienbers 5, 5 oit the automobile traine or chassis, as shown in the drawings.

Eaeh bracket i is a steel casting; with a straight 'body portion 6 having' iangee Y, 7 lat its outerend and extending,r ahove and below the samewhen the hraoket is in use. The inneiseetiims 8, 8 of the associated guard member 3 are secured. to these {iam-jes by U-hoits 9, as shown in Il.

T he inner end of said body portion (i ia upturned and bifurcated te receive the adjacent end ot the trame member 5, as ehown in Fig. 4; This hfurcated portion Section ai eectionai extends around the end ot the frame mem" `to the frameand is offset above'the bottom part- 11 by an interposed integral web i3.

The 'frame member 5 is channeifsha-ped.,

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"casting-14 has at its inner end an inwardly extendingboss-i, through which extends the lower end of. one ot'the rods 1G of the lspare wheel-carrier 17. This rod extends through the boss and lng 12 and is clamped .by a nut on the under side ott the lug.

as shown in Fig. 4. 'The spring' shackle A'(iiot. shown) is connected with the casting .interposed frame member 14.. The bracket; 4 is secured to the trame member() .by a bolt 1S extending' through the parts 10 andll'ot the' bracket and thr- 141,115 shown in Fig. if

A strongandrigid connection is made by .having the brackets 4. 4 engaged about the `ends ot i the traine members 5 and clamped thereto in the manner shown and described. This connection clamps integral -parts ot the brackets on opposite sides 'ot the frame members to *readily take the -load of Athe car when jacked up through either vertical guard 3.- as indicated bv the jack 19 in Fig. 3. This is due iii part to the bracket parts 10. 11 resisting the li fting and load strains, respectively. on lopposite sides of the frame members 5, 5 and Yin being heldin tight and substantially continuous contact, therewith bythe boltslt and 18.

The bumper members l, 9. and the guards 3 are made of heavy spring steel. Each horizontal bumper member 1 and 2 is divided into end sections E20, 2() and a mid section comprising a pair ot iront and rear overlapping bars 21. 21, as shown in Fic'. 2. These bars-are hinged or pivoted to the respective end sections '20. 20 by horizontal pins or studs 22, 22 so that the mid portion ot the bumper may be opened to provide a tree passageway tl'ierethrongh on swinging thel bars up and down. respectively, an shown in dotted lines in Fig. l. 'hen overlapped and closing the bumper7 said bars are clamped together byclanip plates 22, Q?) lthe outside and clamped thereto by screws Q4, as shown in Figs. 2 and 6. These screws take intohe `plates 23 between the bars 2l and passthrough rear plates- 25, .which bear againstA lthe rear bars 21, 21, .as shown in Fig. 6.

By loosening the clamps and sliding them ofi' the .free ends of the bars 21, the bumper members may be opened up to provide a passageway' through the bumper, as de scribed, and thus alloi'v the spare wheel E20 to be readily reached and removed, or put on the carrier.'

As shown in Fig'. Il, the jacking *attach-A ment at each side ot tlnxrar includes a hook "member 2G pivotally Carried by a block 27 clampcd to the side member 5 abone 5 and the casting'v extendingf across both sets ot bars onv the axle housing-28. The shaft on which this hook member is mounted is provided with an arm 29'. to lwhich is connected an actuating rod 30 extending to the rear' ofv .'uard 23. oi.' in a position with the hook 26 raised out. ot engagement with the axle, as .when ihn car is in use, as shown in dott/ed lines in liliif. 5l.

As clearly shown in Fig. i2, the end sections 2() are bent on themselves to have front and rear portions, which extend into" lhe rear portions are secured ,4

the guards against-the inside of the guards by the bolts 9. ihefront lportions are vieldably held againsttliefront sections of the guardsby. bowed springs connected ivithplates 35 extendingaeross the front sections of the ends 20 of both the bumper sections 1, 2 andgrooved or channeled to receive them, as shown in Fie'. 4. By the bosses 15, the

'brackets 4 are tied to the two rods 16, 16 of.

the spare Wheelcarrier of lthe Nash car. This .readily adapts the brackets 'i and bumper to such Nash car.

The details shown and described may be variously changedand modified Without del parting vention.

l claim as my invention:

from the spirit and scope of my in- 1. The combination vWith the side mem-I hers of a motor vehicle chassis and 'a horizontal bumper at one end of the same, of

brackets carried by the bii'mpei'and'extendiiigbetween. the saine and the chassis, said brackets havingr their' inner ends bifurcated and iipturned to receive and extend about ,the associated ends ofthe side members, and

means for clamping; the ends of the brackets thereto. f

Q, The combination vwith the side members of a motor vehicle chassis and a bumpei at one end of the same. of brackets secured.

to the bnnipcrand having their inner ends 'bifurcated and upturned to receive and exnei-ted motor vehicle frame and axle below .The combination with a spring con-' reve-,eee

the san-ie, ef a. beek member eerriedby the frame end swingabie inte and out et en g'agement l1with tbe under side of the eide for coupling the frame and axle together, a bumper at one end of the frame and having vertical guards, brackets secured to the bumper and having7 'their inner ends clamped t0 tbe side members of the iframe, said brackets having their inner ends bifnreated and engaging; about tbeessociated side members above and below the same to resist load and lifting strains when jacking up the car through a guard or the bumper.

4. The combination with channeled side members et a meter vehicle chassis and a bumper at one end of the same, of brackets secured to the bumper'and havingtheir inner ends bifurcated to engage about the associated ends out said side members, castings fitting; in said channels and havingl inwardly lSFB extending bosses Vto receive the lower ends or spare wheel carrier rods, said brackets havingF lugs under said bosses and to be damped thereto by nuts 0n said rods, and clamp bolts clamping the brackets, frame, and castings together.

5. The combination with the side members of a motor vehicle chassis and a horizonta bumper means at one end or' the same, of brackets securing; the bumper means to the chassis, said brackets having their inner ends bifur ated to receive and extend about the associated ends ot' the side members, and means for clamping the bifurcated ends ot the brackets to said side members.

in testimony that I claim the vforegoing, as my invention, I affix my Signature this 10 day of December, i924.

-CHRISTEN P. HEIDR 

